Why Do Male Users Engage with Connected Sex Toys? A Latent Class Analysis of Motivational Profiles

David Lafortune, Éliane Dussault, Cloé Canivet, Madison E. Williams, Simon Dubé

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DOI: 10.1007/s10508-026-03535-w
Published: 2026-09-18
Container: Archives of Sexual Behavior
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1007/s10508-026-03535-w,
  title = {Why Do Male Users Engage with Connected Sex Toys? A Latent Class Analysis of Motivational Profiles},
  author = {David Lafortune and Éliane Dussault and Cloé Canivet and Madison E. Williams and Simon Dubé},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Archives of Sexual Behavior},
  doi = {10.1007/s10508-026-03535-w},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-026-03535-w}
}

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TI  - Why Do Male Users Engage with Connected Sex Toys? A Latent Class Analysis of Motivational Profiles
AU  - David Lafortune
AU  - Éliane Dussault
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AU  - Madison E. Williams
AU  - Simon Dubé
PY  - 2026
JO  - Archives of Sexual Behavior
DO  - 10.1007/s10508-026-03535-w
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Lafortune, D., Dussault, É., Canivet, C., Williams, M. E., & Dubé, S. (2026). Why Do Male Users Engage with Connected Sex Toys? A Latent Class Analysis of Motivational Profiles. Archives of Sexual Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-026-03535-w

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